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　　LOS ANGELES-The advice offered from any other 82-year old might have made young people yawn (打哈欠) and roll their eyes.

　　But when former South African president Nelson Mandela advised two dozen Los Angeles-area youth leaders to take education seriously, his audience was listening.

　　The famed old man said to the young people that if they expected to improve the lives of others in the future, they must work at improving their own lives now. “Education is one of the most important weapons you have,” Mandela advised. “It will place you in a far better position to serve yourself and your community.”

　　“The point is, he was young once and rebellious once and he kept his dream alive, just as you each have dreams,” explained South Africa's ambassador to the United States, Sheila Sisulu, as she introduced Mandela to the young crowd.

　　Asked for specific advice about changing society by 21-year old Ahmed Younis, Mandela suggested that somehow helping arouse more American interest in foreign affairs might be a start.

　　“There is an impression that Americans, in general, have not followed international developments properly,” Mandela said. “I'm not making that statement myself, but there are serious political analysts who say Americans are not well informed as to what has happened in the world.”

　　Twenty-two-year-old Omari Trice said Mandela left him full of enthusiasm (热情). “He's a person who set the tone for an entire nation,” said Trice.

　　“You come away feeling you need to be Superman in order to get things done,” Trice said.

1．From the passage, we can conclude that American youth ________.

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A．are willing to accept the advice from world-famous leaders

B．usually think that advice from old people are not worth considering

C．have a good understanding of the old

D．have no intention to improve the lives of others

2．Nelson Mandela makes the point in his speech that American youth leaders should ________.

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A．improve their own lives

B．go to college for better education

C．put more importance on education

D．become interested in foreign affairs

3．What Sheila Sisulu said suggested that ________.

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A．Nelson Mandela never lost hope in his life

B．was especially troublesome when young

C．Nelson Mandela was quite different from American youth when young

D．American youth should be no more rebellious

4．From what Trice said, we can know that ________.

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A．he was greatly impressed and encouraged by Mandela's speech

B．he thought little of Mandela's speech

C．he must be a superman in order to change society

D．he'll be more interested in international development

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　　Once there was a king in a small country. He had a  1 parrot that could say hello to him  2 it saw him in the morning and say goodbye in the evening. The king loved it very much. But one day the bird  3 away. The king was worried and promised if somebody caught the bird and  4 it to him, he would give him a lot of  5 as a reward (酬金).

　　An old man who lived by the forest  6 to catch the parrot and decided to take it to the king.  7 an old man, it took him three days to get to the  8 .But at the gate of the palace (宫殿) a  9 stopped him and said, “What are you going to do?”

　　“I've  10 here to give the parrot back to the king.”

　　“If you give half of the king's rewards to me,”said the man .“I'll let you  11 .”

　　The poor old man had to  12 .But at the second gate an officer stopped him again and put the  13 forward condition (条件). The old man said, “I've promised to give half of the king's rewards to your  14 .”

　　“It doesn't matter,”said the officer, “Give a  15 to me, then.”

　　The old man had to give in (让步) and he went in. At the  16 of the king's room he had to give the one fourth to the  17 officer. Now the old man would get nothing until at last he saw the king. When the king saw his parrot again, he was very  18 .He said to the old man, “Since you brought the bird here, I  19 keep my promise. I'll give you a box of money.”“No, no. Your Majesty (陛下),”the old man said  20 ,“I want not a box of money, but one hundred lashes (鞭子)!”

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A little old couple walked slowly into McDonald’s one cold winter evening. They were so old that they looked out of place amid the young families and young couples eating there that night.

　　Some of the customers looked admiringly at them. You could tell what the admirers were thinking. “Look, there is a couple who has been through a lot together, probably for 60 years or more!”

　　The little old man walked right up to the cash register, placed his order with no hesitation and then paid for their meal. The couple took a table near the back wall and started taking food off the tray. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink. The little old man unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half. He placed one half in front of his wife. Then he carefully counted out the French fries, divided them in two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink, his wife took a sip and then set the cup down between them.

　　As the man began to eat his few bites of hamburger the crowd began to get restless. Again you could tell what they were thinking, “That poor old couple. All they can afford is one meal for the two of them.”

　　As the man began to eat his French fries one young man stood and came over to the old couple’s table. He politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple to eat. The old man replied that they were just fine. They were used to sharing everything.

　　Then the crowd noticed that the little old lady hadn’t eaten a bite. She just sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally taking turns sipping the drink.

　　Again the young man came over and begged them to let him buy them something to eat. This time the lady explained that, no, they were used to sharing everything together.

　　As the little old man finished eating and was wiping his face neatly with a napkin the young man could stand it no longer. Again he came over to their table and offered to buy some food.

　　After being politely refused again, he finally asked a question of the little old lady. “Ma’am, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything. What is it that you are waiting for?”

　　She answered, “ The teeth”.

46.The underlined phrase in the first paragraph most probably means ______________.

       A. looked helpless    B. looked romantic  

       C. looked unsuitable  D. looked cheerful

47.Why did some of the customers admire them?

A.Because they walked in hand in hand.

B.Because they come to McDonald’s together.

C.Because they have been together for many years

D.Because they come in such a cold winter evening

48.How much food did the man get?

A.One hamburger, one French fries and one cup of tea

B.One hamburger, two French fries and two cups of tea

C.One hamburger, one French fries and two cups of tea

D.One hamburger, two French fries and one cup of tea

49.How did the young man feel about what he saw in the old couple?

A. Admiring   B. Bad    C. Good    D. Guilty

50.Why didn’t the old lady eat her portion of meal?

A.Her artificial teeth didn’t fit her well.

B.She forgot to bring her teeth with her.

C.Her husband had not finished using the teeth.

D.She was waiting for someone to get her teeth for her.

完形填空

　　Once there was a king in a small country. He had a  1 parrot that could say hello to him  2 it saw him in the morning and say goodbye in the evening. The king loved it very much. But one day the bird  3 away. The king was worried and promised if somebody caught the bird and  4 it to him, he would give him a lot of  5 as a reward (酬金).

　　An old man who lived by the forest  6 to catch the parrot and decided to take it to the king.  7 an old man, it took him three days to get to the  8 .But at the gate of the palace (宫殿) a  9 stopped him and said, “What are you going to do?”

　　“I've  10 here to give the parrot back to the king.”

　　“If you give half of the king's rewards to me,”said the man .“I'll let you  11 .”

　　The poor old man had to  12 .But at the second gate an officer stopped him again and put the  13 forward condition (条件). The old man said, “I've promised to give half of the king's rewards to your  14 .”

　　“It doesn't matter,”said the officer, “Give a  15 to me, then.”

　　The old man had to give in (让步) and he went in. At the  16 of the king's room he had to give the one fourth to the  17 officer. Now the old man would get nothing until at last he saw the king. When the king saw his parrot again, he was very  18 .He said to the old man, “Since you brought the bird here, I  19 keep my promise. I'll give you a box of money.”“No, no. Your Majesty (陛下),”the old man said  20 ,“I want not a box of money, but one hundred lashes (鞭子)!”

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